Liverpool verify Trent Alexander Arnold sidelined for 3 weeks with knee harm
Liverpool host Fulham within the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tonight. The Premier League leaders are on the hunt for 4 trophies this season and will hope the Carabao Cup is the primary of them, though Marco Silva’s aspect are set to be powerful opposition and will look to make life troublesome for the Reds forward of the return leg at Craven Cottage later this month.
Jurgen Klopp is with out various key gamers as Liverpool proceed to battle on a number of fronts, with the information that influential vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold is about to be out for no less than three weeks including to the absences of Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo whereas they’re on the Africa Cup of Nations and Asia Cup respectively.
The Liverpool supervisor may due to this fact be pressured to shuffle his pack following Sunday’s 2-0 win over Arsenal within the FA Cup third spherical, whereas Fulham are set to be nearer to full power because the Cottagers goal their first ever main home honour. Fulham haven’t performed in a serious last since dropping the Uefa Cup to Juventus again in 2009 however are actually dreaming of Wembley, with Middlesbrough defeating Chelsea within the first leg of the opposite semi-final on the Riverside final night time.
Follow stay updates from Liverpool vs Fulham within the Carabao Cup semi-finals, beneath.
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Liverpool make 5 adjustments from Sunday’s win at Arsenal. Virgil van Dijk returns to captain the aspect, with Conor Bradley changing the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold at proper again. Ryan Gravenberch comes into midfield and there’s a begin for Diogo Jota in assault as Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez drop out. As anticipated, Caoimhin Kelleher begins in aim forward of Alisson.
Marco Silva additionally makes 5 adjustments from the weekend, and in come a number of the big-hitters: Bernd Leno, Antonee Robinson, Joao Palhinha, Willian and Raul Jimenez all return to the beginning line-up.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 19:06
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Fulham team to face Liverpool:
Leno, Castagne, Tosin, Diop, Robinson, Palhinha, Reed, Pereira, DeCordova Reid, Jimenez, Willian
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 19:00
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Liverpool team to face Fulham:
Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones, Elliott, Jota, Diaz
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 19:00
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We’re simply a few minutes away from getting tonight’s line-ups. How robust will Klopp and Silva go amid a busy run of fixtures?
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:58
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Marco Silva requires Fulham to be ‘clever’ at Anfield
Marco Silva has known as for his Fulham gamers to deal with one leg at a time forward of their Carabao Cup semi-final conflict in opposition to Liverpool.
He mentioned: “You’re talking about two games. But, at the same time, you cannot be thinking about the second game if you don’t do so well in the first. This is where you have to have the right balance.
“I don’t want the players just thinking about the second game, because if we don’t do our job really well in the first one, probably the chances to be decisive at home are not going to be there.
“Because of that, we have to play really at our best level there, and be clever enough from a tactical point of view in some moments to manage the game well.”
(PA Wire)
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:48
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How will Liverpool cope with out Alexander-Arnold?
“We have many weapons so there is no-one irreplaceable here,” mentioned Liverpool’s assistant supervisor Pep Lijnders.
“Mo goes away, (Diogo) Jota steps up. If the best players are not there and you play really well – the second half against Arsenal – then that’s a really good sign and that’s what we’ve always done.
“We don’t rely on one, two, three or four players. We are missing three core players from our leadership group – Robbo, Trent, Mo – so that’s a blow of course.
“We now we have to find solutions without Trent as well but, again, this squad has so much talent, so much power, and as long as counter-pressing is there everything else is replaceable.
“He {Alexander-Arnold] creates a lot of flexibility from the back and he can play passes that the forwards really like, he knows how to decide games and knows when to put balls where.
“The squad has a lot of other qualities in my opinion but for sure we need to find new dynamics.”
(PA Wire)
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:38
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More on tonight’s team information
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been dominated out for 3 weeks with a knee harm meaning he’ll miss each legs of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final.
The right-back, who has shone for the Reds in current weeks, sustained the harm throughout his starring function in Sunday’s 2-0 FA Cup win at Arsenal, faces a race in opposition to time to be match for the Premier League clashes in opposition to Chelsea and Arsenal over 5 days on the finish of January and the beginning of February.
But whereas Liverpool have misplaced their vice-captain, captain Virgil van Dijk is about to return for Wednesday’s first leg in opposition to Fulham after lacking the victory at Arsenal with sickness.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:22
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Fulham’s path to semi-finals
2nd spherical: Fulham 1-1 Tottenham (5-3 on pens)
third spherical: Fulham 2-1 Norwich
Fourth spherical: Ipswich 1-3 Fulham
Quarter-finals: Everton 1-1 Fulham (gained 7-6 on pens)
(Getty Images)
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:10
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Liverpool’s path to semi-finals
third spherical: Liverpool 3-1 Leicester
Fourth spherical: Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool
Quarter-finals: Liverpool 5-1 West Ham
(PA Wire)
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:07
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The hosts to have the firepower to ascertain a first-leg lead, however with work nonetheless to do. Liverpool 3-1 Fulham.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 18:05
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